Chapters 3 & 4 Colonial America Review

Multiple Choice

Which colonial region was known for its plantation economy?

• New England

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Western Frontier

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a major export of the Middle colonies?

• Cotton

• Wheat

• Sugar

• Tobacco

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a primary economic activity in the New England colonies?

• Tobacco farming

• Shipbuilding

• Rice cultivation

• Indigo production

​ELIGIOUS

​ASSACHUSETTS

​ONNECTICUT

​HODE

​SLAND

​EW

​AMPSHIRE

Hotspot

Which areas were the New England Colonies?

​URITAN

Hotspot

Rocky Soil, Shipbuilding, Fishing

​ARMING

Multiple Choice

How did geography affect the economic development of the New England colonies/states?

• It led to the development of trade and industry because of their natural harbors.

• It led to the development of anti-federalist ideals.

• It helped New England to become the richest colony in the New World.

• Led to the development and placement of the Stock Market in Boston, Mass.

​HIPPING

​HALING

Multiple Select

Because it was hard to farm the rocky soil in the New England Colonies, many settlers made a living with which TWO activities? Pick up to 5 answers.

• fishing

• mining

• teaching

• weaving

• whaling

​ENNSYLVANIA

​EW ORK

​EW ERSEY

​ELAWARE

​READ ASKET

​HEAT

Multiple Choice

This region was known as the "B___ B___" colonies because they farmed a TON of grains (like w________ and barley).

• Bread Basket

• Baking Basket

• Bountiful Basket

• Barley Basket

Dropdown

​ What Middle Colony is shown in green here?​ ​ ​

Select answer

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Labelling

Correctly label the South Colonies.

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Georgia

Maryland

South Carolina

North Carolina

Virginia

Labelling

Label the Middle Colonies.

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New Jersey

New York

Delaware

Pennsylvania

Hotspot

Locate and select the Southern Colonies on the map.

Hotspot

Which areas were the New England Colonies?

​ILLIAM ENN

​IRGINIA

​ORTH AROLINA

​OUTH AROLINA

​ARYLAND

​EORGIA

Labelling

Identify each of the 3 colonial regions.

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Middle Colonies

NorthWestern Colonies

New England

Southern Colonies

Multiple Choice

Which description is a characteristic of the Southern Colonies?

• cold climate with rocky soil that allowed only enough food for families

• warm, humid climate with fertile soil to grow cotton and rice for export

• warm, humid climate with harbors that supported a large shipping industry

​AMESTOWN

Multiple Choice

Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?

• Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders
• Plymouths founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown founders expected to discover gold
• both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires
• Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for profit

​ARMING

​OBACCO

​NDIGO

​IVERS

Multiple Choice

Because the Middle Colonies produced so much food, they became known as the

• "Breadbasket" colonies

• "High-Yielding" colonies

• "Prolific Pennsylvanians"

• "Fruitful Friends"

Multiple Choice

Cattle, iron, and grain were produced in which colonial region?

• Backcountry

• New England

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Multiple Choice

Which combination of geographic and economic features helped New York and Philadelphia to prosper?

• Harbors/Trade

• Lakes/Tourism

• Warm Breeze/Wind Power

• Mountains/Mining

Multiple Choice

The best definition for DIVERSITY:

• variety/range of different things

• willingness to tolerate something

• far away from other places

• the study of how people choose to use their resources

Multiple Choice

What is an export?

• Receiving goods into a country
• Sending goods out of a country
• No goods
• All goods

Multiple Choice

What is an import?

• Sending goods out of a country
• No goods
• All goods
• Receiving goods into a country

Multiple Choice

What do you call a person learning a new skill from a skilled craftsman?

• Artisan
• Proprietor
• Apprentice
• Immigrant

Multiple Choice

What is agriculture?

• Sports
• Farming
• Sowing
• Engineering

Multiple Choice

Acceptance of religious differences

• Great Awakening

• militia

• religious toleration

• apprentice

​RON

Multiple Choice

What allowed people in the New England and Mid-Atlantic Colonies to make money by building large ships?

• Gold was discovered, and colonists built large ships to transport the valuable resource.

• The colonies had a lot of iron ore, and colonists built ships using iron from their mines.

• The colonies grew cash crops, and colonists used the money from to build large ships.

• Forests covered the colonies, and colonists built ships using wood from the forests.

Multiple Choice

Which colony would someone who wants to work as a shipbuilder and hunter of fish move to?

• Mid-Atlantic

• Southern

• New-England

Multiple Choice

Which of the following people would be sewing in the winter, preparing fruits and veggies in the summer and fall, tending a garden and taking care of children?

• a farmer

• a woman

• an artisan

• a large landowner

Multiple Choice

If someone wanted to work in a colony and was skilled at growing cash crops, making good farming tools and likes the warm weather, which colony would be right for him/her?

• Southern

• Mid-Atlantic

• New-England

Multiple Choice

How did Southern Colonists make money?

• by fishing

• by mining

• by shipbuilding

• by farming

Multiple Choice

When colonists began settling in North America, what is one impact they had on American Indians?

• Many died of diseases.

• Many grew cash crops.

• Many became large landowners.

• Many became indentured servants.

Multiple Choice

What was the difference between enslaved people and indentured servants in the colonies?

• Indentured servants were forced to work while enslaved people were given the option.

• Enslaved people were forced to work while Indentured servants were given the option.